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I was surprised to see Hiruko although that sort of confirms that no Yorunami arc (not like I was expecting with the reduced number of episodes but still...). In other times this would have gotten at least 50 episodes. I mean Fushigi Yuugi had its 18 volumes adapted with 52 episodes + 3 episode OVAs (I'm not even counting the anime-original ones where Miaka is pregnant).

Akachi had some quality faces during the episode I agree that there's something about Kotoha's seiyuu that still doesn't click.

BTW, the last chapter of Genbu Kaiden was translated and it included an interview with Yuu Watase. They ask her about Arata and the anime adaptation, it certainly gives the impression that she wasn't involved much with the anime staff.
I don't think the anime is going to portray the complexity of most of the characters, my prediction is that they're going to take certain elements from different arc and mix it with an anime-original ending.

I don't understand the higher ups in Japan. Magi is running in same magazine as Arata in Japan and it got 25 episodes and even a 2nd season but they only give Arata which has more manga chapters than it only 12 episodes.

I don't understand the higher ups in Japan. Magi is running in same magazine as Arata in Japan and it got 25 episodes and even a 2nd season but they only give Arata which has more manga chapters than it only 12 episodes.

It's probably because of the popularity Magi is way more popular than Arata and studios doesn't want to take a risk with a 2-cour series if it doesn't sell well.

I don't understand the higher ups in Japan. Magi is running in same magazine as Arata in Japan and it got 25 episodes and even a 2nd season but they only give Arata which has more manga chapters than it only 12 episodes.

Shoot!! Just when I was getting into the anime. It takes a while before anime gets given a second season right?

I just hope they follow it well enough and we get a second season out of it. It did end up being a manga I really enjoyed reading so would be nice to see a lot of my favorite moments actually animated here.

All I really ask is no crazy anime original ending that kills any hope of seeing more.

Appears to be. He defeated Tsutsuga in more than one way and seemed to gain his power. I like that kind of mechanic being used. Makes the MC more adaptive and gives more options.

I will say props to Arata. While he's been betrayed himself, he doesn't want to do that to others. Wanting to respond to the trust that's been placed in him. And at the core even though he was betrayed by his friend, he still wanted to believe in him.

Certainly makes Hinohara a bit more suitable to this situation than say the other Arata. This guy having been betrayed himself (though certainly not to the deadly extreme of Tsutsuga) he could sympathize with him. Sometimes that's a bit better than simply beating the crap out of someone.

She's very lovely, isn't she? I liker her dedication and her absolute trust in Arata.

Arata's powers have fully awakened and he gained another hayagami. He's going to need it if he wants to go up against the twelve Shos. Didn't like the conclusion of the arc much, with the prisoners all turning up alive... that's pretty sappy.

I don't know if you can say it about the anime adaptation but at least the manga you can keep sticking for the ladies and Watase does include more fanservice with the female characters than with male ones (the first time we saw Kotoha she was naked).

Sad that Seo is not appearing in the anime At least next episode we'll have some Kannagi focus

I'm a Watase fan so I really enjoy the manga. It is silly sometimes and nowhere near her best work and yes recently it has been dragging. However I still enjoy it for Watase's signature dark moments and emotional roller-coasters.

The anime is okay, but I have no idea why it's so short. At this pace I really doubt they will even be able to get to my favorite Shinsho arcs of Sky and Earth.

I'll keep watching, but the show's nothing really special.

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Can't exactly feel that bad for Kannagi, though do feel bad for the guys working for him. He and the rest of them decided to create this situation by attempting that assassination. So, in the end it's Kannagi's own fault for getting too distracted by Arata and forgetting that a civil war is about to break out thanks to him.

Episode 5 started to hook me but knowing that only 12 episodes are planned is really quite a turn-off, seeing that this does have the potential to be a fantasy epic
It's refreshing seeing a male protagonist from Watase's works though, might look into the manga soon.

Episode 5 started to hook me but knowing that only 12 episodes are planned is really quite a turn-off, seeing that this does have the potential to be a fantasy epic
It's refreshing seeing a male protagonist from Watase's works though, might look into the manga soon.

Yeah, does suck that it's not going to last long. It has the feel of a series that could go on for a while and be a good fantasy series. At least plenty of manga material if you go that route. Over 170 chapters and still going.

I can sufficiently say that episode 6 was my favorite episode of the series thus far. The Shinsho battle was great and it may herald some more great moments to come. I don't know why, but the drama with Ohika and his wife was more tragic in the manga than in the episode, but it was still good.

However, be that as it may, it does seem like they are switching things up a bit. They appear to be mixing Kannagi and Akachi's arcs together, I'm guessing for time purposes. They appear to be showing you their backstory ahead of time, even though in the manga you don't find out about them once being best friends until quite a while later. I don't know if I like that so much since the backstory is one of the best things about Akachi's arc and what makes it hit so hard emotionally.

Both Aratas are seen this episode and both of them are done well. The re-did the present day stuff a bit, but it's fine as is.

Yes, this was a good episode, and I would give it an 9/10, if not for one thing:

Why did they have to write Seo out of this adaptation?!!!!! He's one of my favorite characters in the story and he has a very important purpose! Why do they leave him out? It can't be for time reasons since even in the manga he appears when Arata needs him and disappers just as fast. And now this creates a plothole in the story. If Arata's grandma and Kotoha always knew the sword's name they would have told him earlier in the beginning, since knowing the sword's name gives you more power and will help to fully awaken the hayagami.
It worked that Seo was the one who advised Arata on how to go about the submission battle and gave him the name of the sword, since he wasn't a character always with Arata and so he never told him until that moment. Also Seo is one of those all-knowledgeable characters that can both teach and inform the MC.
Was this just to give Kotoha more to do? Because I'm sorry, that girl will always be as 2D and flat as paper. It was just the way she was designed.

So because of that very annoying point, I had to deduct. So I give episode 6 an 8/10.

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